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Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears

1987, Movie, 1h 51min

When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair. As Orton becomes more comfortable with his sexuality and starts to find success with his writing, Halliwell becomes increasingly alienated and jealous, ultimately tapping into a dangerous rage.

Country: United Kingdom

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Cast:

Vanessa Redgrave,

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7.0

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Critic Peter Bradshaw

rated

10

...Gary Oldman’s superb livewire performance is now virtually an authentic testament of the man himself.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Andrew Pulver

rated

8

This 1987 adaptation of John Lahr's biography of rebel playwright Joe Orton still stands up extraordinarily well...

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Patrick Peters

rated

6

Director Stephen Frears ably captures dreary pre-Beatles Britain and its timid attitude to non-conformity.

Read full review at Empire

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Prick Up Your Ears was released in theaters on April 17, 1987.